NYT Strands Hints and Answers for February 26, 2025 (#360)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of February 26, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of February 26, 2025? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for February 26, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
”Fire represents your life”
Start from the clue “"Fire represents your life"”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, C, I, J, M, R.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 6, 8, 8 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
SURVIVOR
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with S, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- JURY4 letters
- MERGE5 letters
- REWARD6 letters
- ALLIANCE8 letters
- IMMUNITY8 letters
- CHALLENGE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.
Yesterday’s Strands
Yesterday’s Strands
#359 · “Life is like a box of chocolates”
Spangram: FILLINGS
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